Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
Dear All, According to our information, you are eligible to register as an unaffiliated member of the North American At-Large Organization (NARALO). Registered unaffiliated NARALO members will be able to participate in the NARALO votes. To register as an unaffiliated member, please send a short Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Sunday August 22nd 2010. In order to limit list traffic, please do not reply to all recipients of this message. We will send out the complete list of registered unaffiliated members shortly after the submission deadline. The SOI needs to state that you meet the requirements for unaffiliated members outlined below. Please also include your preferred email address, alternative email address and your phone number in the SOI for reference. Your contact information will not be made publicly available. Requirements for unaffiliated NARALO members: * be subscribed to the NA-Discuss list, * be a permanent resident of one of the countries/territories in the North American region as defined by ICANN, * not be a member of a certified ALS, * not be employed by or have direct financial interest in an ICANN contractual partner registry or registrar. If you have questions about the SOI and the requirements, please contact us under staff@atlarge.icann.org . Background Information: NARALO was the first RALO to formally recognize unaffiliated members. According to the NARALO Operating Principles, unaffiliated individuals can participate in NARALO votes and run for the NARALO positions in the ALAC. During the NARALO call on 9 August 2010, it was decided that the following rules shall apply with regards to unaffiliated member voting: * unaffiliated NARALO members need to register by submitting a Statement of Interest * unaffiliated NARALO members will elect a representative for a one year term to represent them during General Assemblies and other circumstances as required * voting weight of all unaffiliated NARALO members combined will be equal to that of one ALS representative * it shall be possible to adopt a voting process which automatically weights the combined votes of all unaffiliated individuals to be equal to that of one single ALS. * Unaffiliated Individuals will adopt a verifiable process to ensure that votes cast via their elected representative reflect the views held among unaffiliated individuals The NARALO Operating Principles will be modified accordingly. The draft modifications will be sent to the NA-Discuss list shortly. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org>
That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality. I decline to participate as window-dressing for this chummy oligarchy. Antony On Aug 12, 2010, at 6:32 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote:
Dear All,
According to our information, you are eligible to register as an unaffiliated member of the North American At-Large Organization (NARALO).
Registered unaffiliated NARALO members will be able to participate in the NARALO votes. To register as an unaffiliated member, please send a short Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Sunday August 22nd 2010. In order to limit list traffic, please do not reply to all recipients of this message. We will send out the complete list of registered unaffiliated members shortly after the submission deadline.
The SOI needs to state that you meet the requirements for unaffiliated members outlined below. Please also include your preferred email address, alternative email address and your phone number in the SOI for reference. Your contact information will not be made publicly available.
Requirements for unaffiliated NARALO members: be subscribed to the NA-Discuss list, be a permanent resident of one of the countries/territories in the North American region as defined by ICANN, not be a member of a certified ALS, not be employed by or have direct financial interest in an ICANN contractual partner registry or registrar.
If you have questions about the SOI and the requirements, please contact us under staff@atlarge.icann.org .
Background Information:
NARALO was the first RALO to formally recognize unaffiliated members. According to the NARALO Operating Principles, unaffiliated individuals can participate in NARALO votes and run for the NARALO positions in the ALAC.
During the NARALO call on 9 August 2010, it was decided that the following rules shall apply with regards to unaffiliated member voting: unaffiliated NARALO members need to register by submitting a Statement of Interest unaffiliated NARALO members will elect a representative for a one year term to represent them during General Assemblies and other circumstances as required voting weight of all unaffiliated NARALO members combined will be equal to that of one ALS representative it shall be possible to adopt a voting process which automatically weights the combined votes of all unaffiliated individuals to be equal to that of one single ALS. Unaffiliated Individuals will adopt a verifiable process to ensure that votes cast via their elected representative reflect the views held among unaffiliated individuals
The NARALO Operating Principles will be modified accordingly. The draft modifications will be sent to the NA-Discuss list shortly.
-- Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff
email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org>
On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote: That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region. You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty. - Evan PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I.
Thanks, I just re-upped and sent in my statement of interest. Re oligarchy, I thought we were an autonomous collective. Wait, maybe that was Monty Python. ;-)
On 8/12/10 7:40 PM, Jean Armour Polly wrote:
Thanks, I just re-upped and sent in my statement of interest. Re oligarchy, I thought we were an autonomous collective. Wait, maybe that was Monty Python.
Ditto. My consulting contract with CORE ends after the 22nd (the 31st in fact) so if anyone wants a nomination-by-other-than-self, let me know. Indians are alternatively organized. Or not. Eric
Agreed. We acutally have less than 25 unaffiliated individuals: some are non-existant and some are not qualified to become an unaffiliated rep due to not being from the region or being affiliated with a registry/registrar. Some of our ALSs have members in the thousands if not millions. Participate or not as is your choice. D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca ________________________________ From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Evan Leibovitch Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 7:25 PM To: Antony Van Couvering Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote: That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region. You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty. - Evan PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica... Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
hi, for what its worth, i consider it a good idea. since i am a member of an ALS i won't be joining, but had i not joined ISOC-NY i might have. I expect that if one day NARALO finds that this group gets big, people will reconsider the vote proportionality's and membership modalties. there are few enough places in ICANN that offer any membership for individuals. this seems a step in the right direction. a. On 12 Aug 2010, at 23:19, Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Agreed. We acutally have less than 25 unaffiliated individuals: some are non-existant and some are not qualified to become an unaffiliated rep due to not being from the region or being affiliated with a registry/registrar. Some of our ALSs have members in the thousands if not millions.
Participate or not as is your choice.
D
Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Evan Leibovitch Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 7:25 PM To: Antony Van Couvering Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region.
You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty.
- Evan
PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
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Hi all, Also, for everybody's information, we are going to be having a hard look at our by-laws AFTER the election to make it easier for unaffiliated indiviuals to join. This will, of course, be an open discussion. We just couldn't do it before an election or else it might have been seen as tampering. As the only region that allows individuals, I really do see this as a step in the right direction, as you mentioned, Avri. D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca ________________________________ From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Avri Doria Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 11:45 PM To: NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member hi, for what its worth, i consider it a good idea. since i am a member of an ALS i won't be joining, but had i not joined ISOC-NY i might have. I expect that if one day NARALO finds that this group gets big, people will reconsider the vote proportionality's and membership modalties. there are few enough places in ICANN that offer any membership for individuals. this seems a step in the right direction. a. On 12 Aug 2010, at 23:19, Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Agreed. We acutally have less than 25 unaffiliated individuals: some are non-existant and some are not qualified to become an unaffiliated rep due to not being from the region or being affiliated with a registry/registrar. Some of our ALSs have members in the thousands if not millions.
Participate or not as is your choice.
D
Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Evan Leibovitch Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 7:25 PM To: Antony Van Couvering Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region.
You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty.
- Evan
PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
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Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
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I had no idea that the other ALOs didn't allow individual representation at all... pretty shocking. I'm not sure why we can't go all the way in the right direction instead of taking steps, but I suppose I should be thankful that we're heading up the right path at least. Antony On Aug 13, 2010, at 12:40 AM, Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Hi all,
Also, for everybody's information, we are going to be having a hard look at our by-laws AFTER the election to make it easier for unaffiliated indiviuals to join. This will, of course, be an open discussion. We just couldn't do it before an election or else it might have been seen as tampering. As the only region that allows individuals, I really do see this as a step in the right direction, as you mentioned, Avri.
D
Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Avri Doria Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 11:45 PM To: NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
hi,
for what its worth, i consider it a good idea. since i am a member of an ALS i won't be joining, but had i not joined ISOC-NY i might have.
I expect that if one day NARALO finds that this group gets big, people will reconsider the vote proportionality's and membership modalties.
there are few enough places in ICANN that offer any membership for individuals. this seems a step in the right direction.
a.
On 12 Aug 2010, at 23:19, Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Agreed. We acutally have less than 25 unaffiliated individuals: some are non-existant and some are not qualified to become an unaffiliated rep due to not being from the region or being affiliated with a registry/registrar. Some of our ALSs have members in the thousands if not millions.
Participate or not as is your choice.
D
Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Evan Leibovitch Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 7:25 PM To: Antony Van Couvering Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region.
You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty.
- Evan
PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
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I notice that one NARALO ALS - 'AmericaAtLarge' - has wording in its application that suggests that all 126,000,000 american internet users are members, if not voting members. http://www.atlarge.icann.org/namerica/applications/americaatlarge-25may04.ht... Their url http://*AmericaAtLarge.org* <http://AmericaAtLarge.org> goes to a defunct Yahoo! group. J
On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of
one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region.
You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty.
- Evan
PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I. ------
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On 8/13/10 3:39 AM, Joly MacFie wrote:
Their url http://*AmericaAtLarge.org*<http://AmericaAtLarge.org> goes to a defunct Yahoo! group.
A drupal with polling, voting, forums, books, pictures, and even policy and technical papers is an alternative. If there's interest (other than mine) I'll set one up. Eric
The regions are autonomous, and each RALO discussed the issue of individual membership when starting up. Different regions have different cultural mores, and for some, individual membership is not as important as in the North American culture. EURALO does have some individual participation, AFAIK. Jacqueline A. Morris Technology should be like oxygen: Ubiquitous, Necessary, Invisible. On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
I had no idea that the other ALOs didn't allow individual representation at all... pretty shocking. I'm not sure why we can't go all the way in the right direction instead of taking steps, but I suppose I should be thankful that we're heading up the right path at least.
Antony
On Aug 13, 2010, at 12:40 AM, Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Hi all,
Also, for everybody's information, we are going to be having a hard look at our by-laws AFTER the election to make it easier for unaffiliated indiviuals to join. This will, of course, be an open discussion. We just couldn't do it before an election or else it might have been seen as tampering. As the only region that allows individuals, I really do see this as a step in the right direction, as you mentioned, Avri.
D
Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Avri Doria Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 11:45 PM To: NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
hi,
for what its worth, i consider it a good idea. since i am a member of an ALS i won't be joining, but had i not joined ISOC-NY i might have.
I expect that if one day NARALO finds that this group gets big, people will reconsider the vote proportionality's and membership modalties.
there are few enough places in ICANN that offer any membership for individuals. this seems a step in the right direction.
a.
On 12 Aug 2010, at 23:19, Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Agreed. We acutally have less than 25 unaffiliated individuals: some are non-existant and some are not qualified to become an unaffiliated rep due to not being from the region or being affiliated with a registry/registrar. Some of our ALSs have members in the thousands if not millions.
Participate or not as is your choice.
D
Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Evan Leibovitch Sent: Thu 8/12/2010 7:25 PM To: Antony Van Couvering Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Call to Register as Unaffiliated NARALO Member
On 12 August 2010 19:13, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
That the combined weight of all unaffiliated members equals the vote of one
ALS, which may have only a few members, is a sad mirror of the larger ICANN structure, which gives extraordinary weight to small constituency groups (e.g., to name only one, the ISP constituency) at the relative expense of interested unaffiliated ICANN participants. If I'm not mistaken, this is something that ALAC and NARALO specifically have had issues with. How curious then to see the NARALO rules perpetuate that same kind of inequality.
Right now there are fewer than 30 people eligible as unaffiliated members. That is far smaller than the membership of almost every ALS in this region.
You're perfectly welcome to choose those things in life that upset you, but IMO this is just petty.
- Evan
PS: Why is being chummy an insult? Would you prefer a hostile environment? Not I. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> ------
------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica...
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On 13 August 2010 00:56, Antony Van Couvering <avc@avc.vc> wrote:
I had no idea that the other ALOs didn't allow individual representation at all... pretty shocking.
In fairness, the original ICANN At-Large infrastructure model proposed to the regions did not accommodate individual participants; NARALO invented it.
I'm not sure why we can't go all the way in the right direction instead of taking steps, but I suppose I should be thankful that we're heading up the right path at least.
We can't dictate what others are doing and IMO need to be careful about evangelising -- North Americans are already seen as over-influential within ICANN -- though I believe that EURALO is planning to follow this path and has been studying our model. NARALO meetings operate in a manner that encourages *all* voices to be part of the consensus building process. That means that whether as a official representative of an ALS, a regular member of an ALS or an unaffiliated member, if you want to participate in NARALO your voice counts in our decision-making process. Participants' views are judged on quality, not where they come from. Any perceived ignoring of viewpoints is unintentional and is addressed immediately upon exposure. I would also note that two of the three current North American representatives on ALAC are unaffiliated with any ALS, and that the first ALAC liaison to the ICANN Board was a NARALO unaffiliated member. So I would label as preposterous the assertion that unaffiliated members within NARALO are disenfranchised compared to members of ALSs. - Evan
I note that that Tom Lowenhaupt <toml@communisphere.com> is a member of, and has just (Aug 1 2010) been elected as a Director of, ISOC-NY - an accredited ALS, and thus is not eligible. j On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:32 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff < staff@atlarge.icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
According to our information, you are eligible to register as an unaffiliated member of the North American At-Large Organization (NARALO).
Registered unaffiliated NARALO members will be able to participate in the NARALO votes. To register as an unaffiliated member, please send a short Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Sunday August 22nd 2010. In order to limit list traffic, please do not reply to all recipients of this message. We will send out the complete list of registered unaffiliated members shortly after the submission deadline.
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Hi I'm not eligible either, as I don't live in the region. Jacqueline A. Morris Technology should be like oxygen: Ubiquitous, Necessary, Invisible. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com> wrote:
I note that that Tom Lowenhaupt <toml@communisphere.com> is a member of, and has just (Aug 1 2010) been elected as a Director of, ISOC-NY - an accredited ALS, and thus is not eligible.
j
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:32 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff < staff@atlarge.icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
According to our information, you are eligible to register as an unaffiliated member of the North American At-Large Organization (NARALO).
Registered unaffiliated NARALO members will be able to participate in the NARALO votes. To register as an unaffiliated member, please send a short Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Sunday August 22nd 2010. In order to limit list traffic, please do not reply to all recipients of this message. We will send out the complete list of registered unaffiliated members shortly after the submission deadline.
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Dear All, This is to remind you that the deadline for registration as unaffiliated NARALO member is this Sunday, August 22nd 2010. You find details about unaffiliated members and the registration process below. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org On 13/08/2010 00:32, "ICANN At-Large Staff" <staff@atlarge.icann.org> wrote:
Dear All,
According to our information, you are eligible to register as an unaffiliated member of the North American At-Large Organization (NARALO).
Registered unaffiliated NARALO members will be able to participate in the NARALO votes. To register as an unaffiliated member, please send a short Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Sunday August 22nd 2010. In order to limit list traffic, please do not reply to all recipients of this message. We will send out the complete list of registered unaffiliated members shortly after the submission deadline.
The SOI needs to state that you meet the requirements for unaffiliated members outlined below. Please also include your preferred email address, alternative email address and your phone number in the SOI for reference. Your contact information will not be made publicly available.
Requirements for unaffiliated NARALO members:
* be subscribed to the NA-Discuss list, * be a permanent resident of one of the countries/territories in the North American region as defined by ICANN, * not be a member of a certified ALS, * not be employed by or have direct financial interest in an ICANN contractual partner registry or registrar.
If you have questions about the SOI and the requirements, please contact us under staff@atlarge.icann.org .
Background Information:
NARALO was the first RALO to formally recognize unaffiliated members. According to the NARALO Operating Principles, unaffiliated individuals can participate in NARALO votes and run for the NARALO positions in the ALAC.
During the NARALO call on 9 August 2010, it was decided that the following rules shall apply with regards to unaffiliated member voting:
* unaffiliated NARALO members need to register by submitting a Statement of Interest * unaffiliated NARALO members will elect a representative for a one year term to represent them during General Assemblies and other circumstances as required * voting weight of all unaffiliated NARALO members combined will be equal to that of one ALS representative * it shall be possible to adopt a voting process which automatically weights the combined votes of all unaffiliated individuals to be equal to that of one single ALS. * Unaffiliated Individuals will adopt a verifiable process to ensure that votes cast via their elected representative reflect the views held among unaffiliated individuals
The NARALO Operating Principles will be modified accordingly. The draft modifications will be sent to the NA-Discuss list shortly.
-- Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff
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